bravery學測 L3KK [ˈbrevɚi] | /ˈbreɪvɚi/
勇氣;勇敢·無畏;膽量·英勇行為
名詞:勇氣、無畏、英勇行為三種意思
It took real bravery for the new student to speak up in front of the whole class.

新生要在全班面前發言,需要真正的勇氣。

勇敢不等於不害怕;感到恐懼卻仍然選擇往前走,也是 bravery。

一個畫面:顫抖仍跨步向前

手在抖身體因害怕而發抖,這是真實的反應
深吸一口氣刻意穩住呼吸,壓下心裡的恐懼
跨步向前即使害怕,仍選擇往前走出那一步

義項

衝入火場B2noun勇氣;勇敢
The firefighter showed great bravery by running into the burning building to save the people inside.
那位消防員展現出極大的勇氣,衝進燃燒中的大樓拯救裡面的人。
show great braverydisplay bravery
毫無懼色B2noun無畏;膽量
Sara felt no fear at all, and her bravery surprised everyone as she walked up to the big dog.
Sara 一點也不覺得害怕,她走向那隻大狗時的無畏讓大家很驚訝。
true braveryreal bravery
誠實認錯B2noun英勇行為
Telling the truth about the broken window took real bravery.
老實說出窗戶是自己打破的,需要真正的勇氣。
an act of braveryincredible bravery

片語

act of bravery英勇之舉 →一次勇敢的行為
show bravery展現勇氣 →表現出勇敢的樣子
with great bravery帶著勇氣 →懷著十足的勇氣去做

你會不會這樣說?

The firefighter was very ___ when he ran into the burning building. (brave / bravery)

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brave

brave 是形容詞形容人,bravery 是名詞指這種特質,兩者詞性不同。

哪個字和 bravery 搭配最自然?The group ___ great bravery during the rescue.(showed/made)

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showed

展現勇氣用 show bravery,不說 make bravery。

字族

brave 勇敢的・bravely 勇敢地

順路看看

heroism — 程度更強,常和英雄事蹟連結

延伸練習

回報這個字的錯誤